;}72 PlUSTIPOMATIDiE. 



9. Dentex griseus. 



Dentex griseus, Temm. 8f Sc/ilct/. Ftnin. Japon. Poiss. p. 72. pi. 36 ' 



Bleckvr, Sumatra, iv. p. 80, aud Verhand. Batav. Genootsch. xxvi. 



Japan, p. 88. 

 Dentex letlirinoides, Bkek. Java, i. p. 102, and Ve)-h. Bat. Gen. xxiii. 



Spar. p. 11. 

 Lobotes microprion, Bleek. Natuurk. Tydschr. Nederl. Ind. ii. p. 174 



(young). 



B. 6. D. J-?. A. ^. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the body is 2i-3| in the total length, the length of 

 the head four times. The snout is rather longer than the eye ; the 

 pra^orbital is large, about half as high as the eye, and scaleless, like 

 the margin of the prseoperculum ; there are four rows of scales be- 

 tween the prajorbital and the angle of the proeoperculum. Six canine 

 teeth in the upper jaw. Spines of the fins moderate : the foiuth of 

 the dorsal longest, one-third of the height of the body ; the third of 

 the anal fin much longer than the second. Caudalis emarginate. 

 Uniform rose-coloiired, the dorsal and anal fins marbled with darker ; 

 young specimens with seven brownish cross-bands. 



Seas of Japan, Java, and Sumatra. 



a. Adult: stuffed: not good state. Japan. 



10. Dentex microdon. 



Bleeker, Celebes, i. p. 219. 



E. 6. D. }i^. A. f^. L. lat. 50. 



The height of the body is 3| in the total length, the length of the 

 head 41 ; the diameter of the eye is one-third of the latter, and 

 equal to the length of the snout. The height of the prfeorbital is 1| 

 in the diameter of the eye ; the upper maxillary does not extend to 

 the vertical from the anterior margin of the orbit. No canine teeth. 

 There arc four series of scales between the prajorbital and the mar- 

 gin of the prasoperculum. Dorsal spines slender ; the third, fourth, 

 and fifth longest, one-third of the height of the body ; the third 

 anal spine longest. Caudalis deeply forked. Greenish ; a black streak 

 from the eye to the interopereulum. (Bl.) 



Sea of Bulucomba (Celebes). 



11. Dentex rivulatus. 



mq)2}- N. W. Fische, p. 116. taf. 29. f. 2 (not Benn.). 

 D.'A A. A 



9 )0 



The height of the body is three times in the total length, the 

 length of the head 3| ; the ej^e is one-third of the latter. There are 

 four series of scales on the prseoperculum. Canines in both jaws ; on 

 the sides a series of conical teeth. Spines of the fins moderate; 

 caudalis forked ; the third anal spine longest. Greenish ; sides of 

 the head with blue waved hues. {Rlipp.) 



Red Sea. 



